The three senior commentators from the competing news channels got into a tweet battle that quickly slipped into personal tracks • Riklin, Rosenthal and Eliraz Sadeh joined the celebration

• Raviv Drucker, Amit Segal, Baruch Kara

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  Gideon Markovich

Loud shouts and confrontations are commonplace for news commentators, but the story in front of you presents accusations that resonated loudly, without hearing a tweet. Well, tweet actually yes. A lot, even.

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A heated battle took place yesterday (Monday) in the arena of senior journalists on Twitter: on one side of the arena the political commentator of News 12 Amit Segal. On the other side: News 13 political commentator Raviv Drucker and Baruch Kara legal commentator, who later joined.

The debate began with a tweet posted by Drucker yesterday (Monday) that included a link to an article about Adv. Liat Ben-Ari (head of the prosecution team at Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's trial).

"Rami clarifies that Liat Ben-Ari can rent the villa in Rosh HaAyin. To the attention of Ben Dror Yemini, Erel Segal and the other charlatans who are suddenly very interested in planning and construction law, "Drucker wrote in a post that was in fact the first shot in the opening campaign among the stormy tweets.

Rami clarifies that Liat Ben-Ari can rent the villa in Rosh HaAyin. For the attention of Ben Dror Yemini, Erel Segal and the other charlatans who are suddenly very interested in planning and construction law. Https://t.co/dGuYNA4jMz

- Raviv Drucker (@RavivDrucker) August 17, 2020

Segal: "It is possible to protect Liat Ben-Ari to the point of exhaustion, a matter of taste and outlook. In this case, too, it is possible to extract from the Knesset the sharpness that accompanies your occupation in relation to other subjects of coverage. But to claim that Olmert did not pursue his prosecutor, Uri Korb It's just that the history of recent history is blatantly written. "

Drucker: "You mix unrelated things. Olmert hates and hates Korb and certainly wanted the circumstances of his leaving the prosecutor's office and the investigation against him to have a larger volume. It has no practical connection for the simple reason that it is many years after the proceedings ended. What Netanyahu and his people are doing. "For Liat Ben-Ari, it's scary and disgusting and is clearly meant to deter her. When it comes to Alsheikh, Yitzhaki Ritman, Mandelblit, Shai Nitzan and the judge at trial, there is no acceptance and comparison. It's a mafia. It's a pity you do not see it."

Segal did not remain obligated and replied: "Alshikh acted in a papal manner, lied to his subordinates, slandered a false plot against Netanyahu regarding private investigators after him. Rittman's actions are unnecessary to expand the speech. Defending Alshikh is a sick symptom that any injustice done to a political enemy Kosher ".

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Drucker attacked back: "Alsheikh a mobster, Yitzhaki and Ritman are corrupt, Ben-Ari is a construction criminal, Mandelblit leaves evidence, Shai Nitzan - I do not remember anymore, but corrupt in some way, only the righteous Netanyahu did nothing that ever owes a word of criticism on your part. His behavior or as you once said - "one of the least corrupt prime ministers to have been here".

"Gidi Weitz also wrote quite similar things. Netanyahu did not receive hundreds of thousands of dollars through his sons, did not run hundreds of millions in non-profit organizations and was not convicted of accepting bribes with and without envelopes. I did not write anything about Ben-Ari, even though your puzzling and factless defense I have to doubt her too, "Segal returned, and from then on the exchange of tweets began to slide into personal tracks.

"And Olmert had envelopes, but he was not convicted of bribery. He was not even charged with bribery. Netanyahu was the first prime minister to be accused of it, not that it would harm the creative corruption bar you formulated," Drucker teased in response.

Segal replied: "That's why you did not say a word about the fifth dimension, sewing bags for extras, and more and more. The goal is sacred."

At this point Drucker no longer even tried to contain his anger: "When you do a tenth of the research I did on Olmert and Sharon when they served, on 'one of the least corrupt who served', when you say a thousand of the things I said about them, on the 'so-less-corrupt Netanyahu', "Then you will be entitled to a place at the table in a discussion about hypocrisy and double standards in the Israeli media," he said.

"Please update when the Knights Council tells me I have a seat at the table. A dream of my life that you will receive me," Segal replied sarcastically.

Another player, Channel 13's legal commentator Baruch Kara, who was also mentioned in Segal's tweets, joined the charged tweet exchange between Raviv and Drucker at this stage.

"To see Baruch Kara and Aviad Glickman, the duo of disgruntled speakers of the judiciary, who have never uttered a word of criticism of their reviewers, to see them rattling enthusiastically behind Raviv's broad back on impartial press - a refreshing satire for a summer day. Even if the right-wing journalist all enlist "To praise and glorify Netanyahu, to challenge and defend Sanger - will still never be as useful for his chances of re-election as Drucker and his friends have benefited Netanyahu in recent years. Were it not for this media and public disgust towards Netanyahu he would have been retired long ago."

If I were as powerful as a faculty member, I would now demand an apology from him for the false and slanderous statement that "Mimi" did not utter a critique of my reviewer. This will be an easy lawsuit, as I have at my disposal dozens of critical articles and studio performances about the top of the State Attorney's Office, including exposing Mandelblit's recordings, investigations into convictions https://t.co/r2Jz6cD5Iy

- Baruch Kara (@baruchikra) August 17, 2020

"If I were as powerful as a faculty member, I would now demand an apology from him for the false and slanderous statement that 'Mimi' did not issue a critique of my coverage. This would be an easy lawsuit, as I have dozens of critical articles and studio performances at the top of the prosecution, including exposing the recordings. Mandelblit, investigations into convictions ", tweeted angrily read and added:

"As a matter of fact, I understand that you are angry that I retweeted Raviv. Really sorry for your holiness, but the reason is that Raviv is right and you regret. Yes, Raviv, I and Aviad also covered and investigated corruption cases of all prime ministers who overlapped our professional period. "Exposures, investigations and exclusive news. With all due respect, it's hard to say the same thing about you and it's a shame. Yes, you came out small today in your failed tweet battles, but a little self-control won't hurt you. You were completely confused."

As a matter of fact, I understand that you are angry that I retweeted Raviv. Really sorry for your holiness, but the reason is that Reviv is right and you are regretting. Yes, Raviv, Aviad and I have covered and investigated corruption cases of all the prime ministers who coincided with our professional period. In all these cases we have brought exclusive revelations, investigations and news. With all due respect,

- Baruch Kara (@baruchikra) August 17, 2020

Butter on the head and hump of camel

Although at times it seemed like a private exchange of severe textual blows between political and media rivals, the charged series of tweets rocked the network for long hours. Apart from hundreds of reactions from surfers, you could also find quite a few colleagues who made their voices heard in the tweet war.

"Sees the argument between Amit Segal and Raviv Drucker," tweeted Mickey Rosenthal. "One of them I like, the other I like. Both are wise, both are wise and both know the Torah, but only one of them is a politician for matters of interpretation and the other is a commentator for matters of politics."

Segal of course did not keep quiet and stung back: "Siri, please show me what a hundred kilos of butter on my head is. This tweet is a demonstration of the most serious disease of all: the camel and the hump. I am convinced that Rosenthal and Drucker really think everything is fine. And they really believe that later they will be able to hand out grades on the press. For they are in the right camp and this conflict of interest is to the right. Right-wing by definition is not a journalist.

Siri, please show me what a hundred pounds of butter on my head is. https://t.co/D4LGJQ4Pd9

Amit Segal (@amit_segal) August 17, 2020

"Mickey, as a biased journalist who was proud of his bias, then went to the Labor Party, when the election stopped in the middle and then Raviv Drucker and you agreed to continue submitting an investigative program (!) Even though it was known you were preparing for primaries, do you really see yourself as a candidate to classify humanity as commentators and politicians?" A finger of blame against Rosenthal.

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"On the one hand, Drucker, Baruchi and Glickman. On the other hand, Amit Segal. It's not difficult for me to decide," tweeted the Channel 13 source program's Chen Lieberman.

"Hey Baruch, you know very well how to dig and find something out of nowhere when you want, and with them you stick in the opinion of many. After all, there are many and you know and choose to remain silent, are they important to the public?" Tweeted Eliraz Sadeh.

"Are you claiming that Drucker is explicitly rewriting history? I'm as shocked as I have not been since I learned I speak Sanskrit." Shimon Riklin tweeted as an expression of support for the staff.

Segal and Drucker continued among the unstoppable charges.

The response of all concerned was not received by the time the news was published.

1. In 2017 there were lots of undisputed facts. Receiving the favors, the corrupt conversations with Moses, for corruption does not need a legal decision. This innocence is ridiculous. Alsheikh was not convicted either and there was no procedure, but in his case you are going to the Mafia districts. In the Netanyahu case, "we will wait for the legal decision."

2. In the submarine case never

- Raviv Drucker (@RavivDrucker) August 17, 2020